美国文学-瑞普_凡_温克尔夫人形象解析.docVIP

Dame Van Win kle is described as a captious, man-eati ng woma n who always scolds her husba nd in this story. But for me, Mrs. Win kle is a brave laborious woman As a villain, she makes Rip Van Winkle s image of a “ simple, good-natured man ” more clear, and she is the carrier of the prejudice of womenin that society. So in my opinion this story does carry sexual prejudice. Damevan winkle is a typical hellcat according to the description in the story. She always taxes with her husba nd volubly and acting very shrewish. Form the description of Rip as “a kind neighbor, and a husband who obeyed